On Saturday of this past weekend, music fans braved threats and realities of rain to hear the best of old-time
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A good time on Little River
The kids came Saturday to Little River along Thunderstruck Saturday for the 9th Annual Kids Fishing Day, sponsored by The
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The sub-human stain of Donald Trump
Angry emails, nearly all anonymous, and a voice mail message that said, simply, “go to hell” after I wrote earlier
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Stupid is as stupid does
Interesting week and one that proves the point that fictional Forest Gump made: “Stupid is as stupid does.” In Iowa,
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New York values?
Texas Senator Ted Cruz, the arch-conservative who some Republicans feel may be the only available alternative to overcoming Donald Trump’s
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What Syrian refugees really face
People of Nowhere from Lior Sperandeo on Vimeo.
This video by Lior Sperandeo shows the sad fates facing Syrian refugees who seek safety and sanctuary in other countries, including America.Read More
Little River Supervisors candidates – Part II
Candidates Linda DeVito Kuchenbuch and Eddie Worth face off in the second of two videos of their presentations.
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Video of Sheriff’s Candidates – Part II
After several delays in transferring both the second and first parts of the presentation by candidates for Sheriff in Floyd County, Part II is posted here.
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Sheriff’s candidates forum – Part I
Murphy's Law took control of our plans to have a video presentation of candidates for Sheriff of Floyd County at a forum last week up and running on Blue Ridge Muse early this morning.
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One chance to hear candidates face-to-face
Floyd County residents face choices between two candidates for Sheriff, three candidates including a Republican incumbent, a Democratic challenger and
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Oops! My bad for missing a candidate
In our roundup of contested races for Floyd County, I omitted Michael Schumann's name from the list of three candidates for Burks Fork Supervisor.
No slight intended. I mentioned a third candidate for the post but stupidly failed to list Schumann's name.
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Get mad. Then run for office
Politics, even locally, is often driven by anger, and people who are mad at the way things are are driving
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Lies, damn lies and just politics
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.
We're so glad you could attend.
Come inside! Come inside!
These lyrics from Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Karn Evil 9 is from their album "Brain Salad Surgery" and, while written and produced back in 1973 -- 42 years ago -- aptly illustrate the circus currently masquerading as the Sheriff's campaign for Floyd County in 2015.
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Floyd County elections are elephant stampedes
In most cases, a primary election is just the first step of the process towards election. In Floyd County, winning
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Branscom, Craig win GOP Convass
Interim Commonwealth’s Attorney Eric Branscom took the Republican nomination for election to the job in the GOP Canvass Saturday, easily
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Election Day, and a GOP stampede
The GOP Canvass, AKA election, starts this morning at 6 a.m. at normal polling places around Floyd County and ends
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Saturday’s elections: Choices for voters
In early voting last Saturday and this past Thursday, those who normally support Republican candidates for Floyd County offices along
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More on Commonwealth’s Attorney Candidates
Two of the three candidates running for the GOP nomination for Commonwealth's Attorney in the Blue Ridge Mountain Community of Floyd, Virginia, answer more questions from a candidate's forum on May 7. The GOP Canvass that will decide the nominee and almost certain winner in the general election in November is scheduled for May 16th from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the county's normal polling places.
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Sheriff’s candidates answer more questions
Answers to questions in a recent candidates' forum at the Jesse Peterman Library in Floyd for sheriff's Republican candidates Brian Craig and Doug Weddle.
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Commonwealth’s Attorney candidate issues
Two of the three candidates for the Republican nomination for Commonwealth's Attorney in Floyd County discuss issues and answer questions posed by the audience at a forum sponsored by the Tea Party at Jesse Peterman library recently.
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